Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Participating broadcaster	Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS)
Country	Netherlands
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 1958
Selection date	11 February 1958
Competing entry
Song	" Heel de wereld "
Artist	Corry Brokken
Songwriter	Benny Vreden
Placement
Final result	9th, 1 vote
Participation chronology
◄1957 • 1958 • 1959►

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song " Heel de wereld ", written by Benny Vreden, and performed by Corry Brokken. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, NTS was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, after winning the previous edition with the song " Net als toen " by Corry Brokken. This was the third time Brokken represented the Netherlands in the contest.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1958

The national final took place at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum (the same venue in which the Eurovision final took place), hosted by Tanja Koen. Eleven songs and six singers were involved, with all participants other than Anneke van der Graaf performing two songs.

The winning song was chosen by postcard voting; the full ranking of the songs is known, but information on votes received is only available for the top five songs.

11 February 1958

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place
1	Greetje Kauffeld	"Stewardess"	3,733	3
2	Willy Alberti	"Met elke lach van jou"	Unknown	9
3	Rita Reys	"Een verlicht raam"		11
4	Bruce Low	"Wiegelied voor Marjolein"	2,350	4
5	Corry Brokken	"Weet je"	4,036	2
6	Anneke van der Graaf	"Lentedag"	Unknown	8
7	Rita Reys	"De warmte van je hart"		6
8	Willy Alberti	"Marjan"		7
9	Greetje Kauffeld	"Een afscheid zonder meer"	1,049	5
10	Bruce Low	"Neem dat maar aan van mij"	Unknown	10
11	Corry Brokken	"Heel de wereld"	8,148	1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Brokken performed second in the running order, following Italy and preceding France. At the close of voting "Heel de wereld" had received only 1 vote (from Switzerland), placing the Netherlands joint last (with Luxembourg) of the 10 entries.

The Dutch entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Dolf van der Linden.

Brokken thus became the only performer in Eurovision history ever to have finished both first and last; it was also the only year, until 2015, in which the host country ended the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.

Voting

Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.

Votes awarded to the Netherlands [1] Score Country 1 vote    Switzerland

Votes awarded by the Netherlands [1] Score Country 6 votes    Switzerland 2 votes   Sweden 1 votes   Denmark   Italy

References

1. "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.